Climate Change: Land, Earth and Water

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Responsible Planet: Earth & Environment: 200-level: Climate Change: Land, Earth and Water
Leerdoelen	• Understand the physical basis of climate change • Distinguish the drivers and processes, causes and impacts, and responses to climate change • Recognize the feedbacks between land, air and water, and the complexity of the spatial and temporal scales involved • Assess the natural variability in the Earth’s climate from the role of human activity • Recognize different paradigms in modeling and addressing climate change • Understand consequences of climate change and the basic principles of mitigation and adaptation • Connect climate change to themes like sustainable energy, land use and agricultural production, ecosystem management, air pollution, and water management
Omschrijving	The course addresses how climate change and increasing human pressure including emissions, land and water use influence the environment and impact ecosystems and society through e.g. sea level rise, deteriorating air and water quality, soil degradation, reduced sweet water availability and weather extremes.
Uren per week
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend (Lectures, discussion groups, student-led sessions)
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend (Assessment will be based on participation and on other forms of assessment. In one assessment, students will pursue a group project in which they will collect, organize and analyse evidence of climate change and its impact on land, air or water.)
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. M.J.J.E. Loonen
Docent(en)	dr. M.J.J.E. Loonen
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Climate Changes in the Holocene:: Impacts and Human Adaptation Chiotis, Eustathios Contemporary Climate Change Debates: A Student Primer Hulme, Mike
Entreevoorwaarden	Ecosystem Processes(100-level)
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership  (Major Responsible Planet) - semester II a Earth & Environment BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership 2 semester II a keuzegroep